Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a controversial bill Friday that would award Colorado’s nine Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationally, even if another candidate wins the state’s vote. The governor expressed his support for Senate Bill 42 before it cleared both chambers of the legislature last month, despite outcry from opponents and Republicans who asked him to veto the legislation. The measure, proposed by Sen. Mike Foote, D-Lafayette, would only come into effect if enough states enact similar legislation to amount the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a president. Already, 11 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted such legislation, totaling 172 electoral votes. Premium AG Weiser to Colorado law enforcement: Follow the law on red-flag gun bill Marianne Goodland Aside from Colorado, six other states are expected to adopt similar measures this year, though the total of 270 electoral votes isn’t expected to be reached before the 2020 presidential election. The measure has been attacked by Republicans, many of whom see it as a response to the election of President Trump, a Republican, in the Electoral College despite losing the national popular vote by near 3 million ballots to Democrat Hillary Clinton. While Clinton won large popular-vote majorities in big, urban states like California, New York and Illinois, Trump won majorities in more states, giving him 306 electoral votes to Clinton’s 232. “Those arrogant idiots in the state legislature think they’re smarter than [the framers of the Constitution]” Jeff… [Read full story]